What Does SplatF Mean?

Splat refers to the key on a Mac keyboard that’s officially called the Command key.

Some old-school Mac nerds — my father included — call it the “splat” key, because the symbol sort of looks like something that went “splat.” So that’s what I’ve been calling it since the early 90s.

In most Mac apps today, the Splat-F key combination is the shortcut for “Find,” and typically brings up a search box. If you want to get philosophical, perhaps that’s the work I’m trying to do for you here.